St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-30
The DULUTH BUDGET.
The Board of Trade Makes a Resolr.
tionary Protest
AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS MEN
Who Try to Change the Grain Grade
IA Sensational Suicide
Case.
Special to the Globe.

special 10 the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. ga meeting
OF the Duluth board of trade was held
this morning to take action in regard to
the public and private advices received
from Minneapolis respecting a confer
ence OF mill and elevator men with the
commissioner, in which was charged
discrimination against their market and
lax inspection here. After a general
n spirited discussion on the subject,
the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, Improper and unwarranted rep
RESERVATIONS have been made to the railroad
and warehouse commissioners of Minnesota
by certain business men of Minneapolis with
reference to the wheat inspection of Duluth;
therefore
Resolved, That this board of trade respect
fully but strenuosfy urge upon the commits
sloners that any alteration of the inspection
at Duluth, which is now known and appre-
clated in all Eastern and foreign markets,
must result disasterously, not only to the
trade of Duluth, but to the agricultural in
terests of the state.
Resolved, That the board resents the inter
ference OF interested rivals in matters which
are none of their concern and which pertain
exclusively to this market.
Resolved, That the present inspection at
Duluth is such as to inspire confidence in our
grades, the wheat being inspected solely on
" 1uCIIls, anu SOuuQ pOliC{ TSQulfcS Llat no
change shall be made in our present stand
ards and existing methods.
KILLED HIMSELF.
John Rust, a discharged emplOye of
PantOn d Watson, committed suicide at
Mrs. ThomsOn's boarding house, No.
120 East Fifth street, by taking twenty
five grains of morphine. Since he was
discharged Saturday night he has been
in an intoxicated condition, though never
known to have been a drinking man. He
came home last evening about 7.3O
o'clock and went into his room. He was
found at 9 o'clock lying on the bed in
an unconscious condition, Doctors were
summoned and pronounced it arcase of
morphine poisoning. They worked
with him until 8 O'Clock. and he was
again visited at 9 this morning and pro-
nounced out of danger. The doctors
left him with an INDUCTION to the nurses
to stay with him. About dinner time he
was left alone for a few moments and
was found at 1890 dead. Deceased
was a relative of Mayor Rust, of Eau
Duluth about five months ago. He has
only been in this country a
short time. He came to Duluth
and entered the employee of Pinton 81
Watson as cashier. He was about thir-
ty-fye years of age and highly recon-
mended. John Dugg0ne, of Eau Claire,
an Intimate friend, was ~telegraphed for
and will arrive to take charge of the re-
mains. At II O'Clock to-day he was in
a conscious condition and stated to
friends that he had taken the drug with
the intention of killing himself, as he
did not care to live. The nurses went
to dinner %supposing the danger to be
past and on returning in half an hour
he was found lying on the bed dead, hav-
ing taken more of the drug which he had
concealed on his person. The only rea-
son known is dependency, caused by
the loss of his situation.
A CABLE ROAD.
Arrangements are now being made,
to be completed after the arrival of Mr..
Lowry, of Minneapolis, chief owner of
the Duluth Street Car company, whereby
the company will build and operate a
cable road up hill. The Highland Cable
company was organized for the purpose
OF building or getting the present com
pany to build, and, according to above
advices, they have retired from the field
upon an agreement that the older com
pany will build the line. The material
for the road will be ordered this winter,
and the road will be begun in the early
spring.
SAVED A TRUNK.
AL dldIIl VI I1c Cdiitu Out lllS uepdTGr-
ment this evening at 1920 O'Clock. The
Atlantic steam laundry was thoroughly
Quilted and but one trunk was saved
from the building. The total loss is
about S1,S00, heavily and recently in
sured. John Green, living in the upper
sto.y y, was badly burned about the face,
neck and arms.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
This afternoon P. II. Moore, an Even
ing Journal reporter, met with a pc
cuiiarly painful and serious accident.
While walking on Michigan street,
lately graded, he slipped in the mud
and fell backward on a sharp stick,
which entered his body. near the rec
tum, to the depth of over five inches.
The accident will confine him to his
room for some time.
HARRIsoN's REAL STATE EXCHANGE
has over $3.50, 000 inside property in Su-
perior. Can be bought at one-third its real
value, as it must be sold. Hotel st. Louiy
building.
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